On October 3, 2023, Rep. Matt Gaetz's motion to vacate the chair succeeded 216-210, making Kevin McCarthy the first Speaker in U.S. history to be removed by a House vote.
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Kevin McCarty of California is elected Speaker of the House on January 7, 2023, four days and 15 ballots the election of the speaker began at the start of the 118th Congress.
After permitted by the Constitution in 1808, Congress was quick to ban the importation of slaves from Africa.
On December 19th, 1998, the House of Representatives passed House Resolution 611, referred President Bill Clinton to the Senate for impeachment prosecution on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice
